记忆力的好坏不是年龄决定

　　Cutting calories may improve memory among healthy elderly men and women, a new study from Germany hints. In the study, researchers found that people who cut their calorie intake by approximately 30 percent performed better on standard memory tests after just three months.

　　来自德国建议的一项新的研究表明，在上了年纪的健康人当中，减少热量可能提高他们的记忆力。在这个研究中，研究员发现那些减少了自己接近百分之30的热量吸收的人在仅仅三个月之后就可以在标准的记忆测试中表现的比其他人好。

　　"Our study may help to generate novel prevention strategies to maintain cognitive functions into old age," Dr. A. Veronica Witte and colleagues from University of Munster wrote in the latest issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

　　“我们的研究可以帮助形成一种新的策略，可以防治老年人的记忆力衰退，保持认知能力。”A.Veronica Witte教授和他在闵斯特大学的同事在国家科学研究院最新一期的公报上如此写道。

　　Animal studies have shown that diets low in calories and rich in unsaturated fatty acids - the kind found in olive oil and fish - are beneficial for brain function, helping to improve memory in aging rats.

　　动物上的研究已经表明了，多吃低热量和多不饱和脂肪酸食物的日常饮食有利于大脑功能的发挥，能提高大老鼠的记忆力。